Simas Lukosius, Jizzle James each score 19 points and No. 17 Cincinnati beats Nicholls State 86-49
AP
Nov 15, 2024
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Simas Lukosius had 19 points including five 3-pointers, Jizzle James scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 17 Cincinnati eased by Nicholls Colonels State 86-49 on Friday night.
Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Arrinten Page added 11 points for Cincinnati, which returned after a week off following an 83-56 victory over Morehead State on Nov. 8.
The Bearcats have now started 3-0 in each of Wes Miller’s four years at the helm. He earned his 250th win last Friday.
Jamal West Jr. scored 12 points to lead Nicholls State (2-3).
Nicholls State coach Tevon Saddler played for Miller at UNC-Greensboro from 2013-15, earning Southern Conference freshman of the year honors. Saddler, at 29, is the youngest Division I coach in the nation.
Cincinnati was without Dan Skillings Jr., its leading scorer and rebounder last season, after he suffered a knee injury in a season-opening win when he finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cincinnati did not miss Skillings as the Bearcats shot 54% and outrebounded Nicholls State 46-32. Aziz Bandaogo, a 7-foot senior had four of Cincinnati's 14 blocked shots.
Cincinnati pulled away midway through the first half when Page started a 9-0 run with five straight points and Bandaogo made a basket on back-to-back possessions for a 25-12 lead. The Bearcats led by double figures the rest of the way.
Cincinnati held Nicholls State to 26% shooting in the first half to build a 42-22 lead. The Colonels, who didn’t have a double-digit scorer until the 13:24 mark of the second half, finished 21 of 69 from the field (30%).
Nicholls State plays host to Towson on Wednesday.
Cincinnati plays at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.
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1st Half
NICH
Colonels
22
CINCY
Bearcats
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bearcats gains possession)
19:38
Jamal West Jr. blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup
19:36
Caleb Robinson defensive rebound
19:22
Robert Brown III misses two point layup
19:20
Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
19:08
Byron Ireland misses three point jump shot
19:06
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
18:59
Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
18:57
Colonels defensive rebound
18:32
Caleb Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:30
Jizzle James defensive rebound
18:05
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point hook shot
0-2
17:50
Dillon Mitchell shooting foul
17:50
Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:50
+1
Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-2
17:32
Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:30
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
17:27
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
17:25
Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
17:13
Connor Hickman misses two point layup
17:13
Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
17:13
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk
1-4
16:50
Jizzle James blocks Byron Ireland's two point layup
16:48
Byron Ireland offensive rebound
16:37
Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
16:35
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
16:35
Ike Cornish personal foul
16:29
+2
Jizzle James makes two point layup
1-6
16:05
Robert Brown III turnover (lost ball)
15:45
Dillon Mitchell turnover (traveling)
15:45
TV timeout
15:36
Trae English turnover (lost ball)
15:23
Simas Lukošius turnover (Jamal West Jr. steals)
15:05
Byron Ireland misses two point layup
15:03
Mekhi Collins offensive rebound
14:56
Mekhi Collins turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
14:48
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point layup
1-8
14:32
Trae English misses two point jump shot
14:30
Connor Hickman defensive rebound
14:13
Dillon Mitchell misses three point jump shot
14:11
Ike Cornish defensive rebound
13:59
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Ike Cornish's two point layup
13:59
Ike Cornish offensive rebound
13:52
Ike Cornish turnover (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
13:41
Ike Cornish personal foul
13:38
Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Collins steals)
13:34
+3
Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Trae English assists)
4-8
13:24
+2
Arrinten Page makes two point layup (Simas Lukošius assists)
4-10
13:09
+2
Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Robert Brown III assists)
6-10
13:00
Jizzle James turnover
12:53
+2
Mekhi Collins makes two point hook shot (Robert Brown III assists)
8-10
12:26
+3
Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
8-13
12:16
Arrinten Page blocks Robert Brown III's two point layup
12:14
Trae English offensive rebound
11:56
+2
Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (Byron Ireland assists)
10-13
11:55
Bearcats 30 second timeout
11:55
TV timeout
11:43
Tyler Betsey turnover (bad pass)
11:10
Colonels turnover (shot clock violation)
11:00
+3
Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
10-16
10:41
+2
Trae English makes two point layup
12-16
10:29
+3
Arrinten Page makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)
12-19
10:10
Byron Ireland turnover (traveling)
9:55
Mekhi Collins shooting foul
9:55
+1
Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-20
9:55
+1
Arrinten Page makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-21
9:32
Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:30
Jizzle James defensive rebound
9:25
Jamal West Jr. blocks Simas Lukošius's two point layup
9:23
Bearcats offensive rebound
9:18
Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:16
Arrinten Page offensive rebound
9:03
Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
9:01
Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
8:49
Trae English misses two point layup
8:34
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)
12-23
8:32
Colonels 30 second timeout
8:17
Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
8:15
Josh Reed defensive rebound
8:01
+2
Aziz Bandaogo makes two point hook shot (Connor Hickman assists)
12-25
7:43
Josh Reed blocks Robert Brown III's three point jump shot
7:41
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
7:28
Aziz Bandaogo turnover (Sincere Malone steals)
7:18
+3
Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Sincere Malone assists)
15-25
7:12
Sincere Malone personal foul
7:12
TV timeout
7:08
Simas Lukošius turnover (Caleb Robinson steals)
6:57
Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot
6:55
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
6:37
+2
Simas Lukošius makes two point layup
15-27
6:23
Robert Brown III misses three point jump shot
6:21
Connor Hickman defensive rebound
6:06
Jamal West Jr. blocks Connor Hickman's two point layup
6:04
Bearcats offensive rebound
6:03
Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
6:01
Josh Reed offensive rebound
5:56
+2
Josh Reed makes two point layup
15-29
5:39
+2
Byron Ireland makes two point layup
17-29
5:31
Connor Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:29
Rayvon Griffith offensive rebound
5:23
+3
Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Rayvon Griffith assists)
17-32
5:07
+3
Robert Brown III makes three point jump shot (Byron Ireland assists)
20-32
4:53
Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
4:51
Simas Lukošius offensive rebound
4:41
Aziz Bandaogo misses two point hook shot
4:39
Colonels defensive rebound
4:16
Sincere Malone misses two point jump shot
4:14
Arrinten Page defensive rebound
4:01
+3
Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)
20-35
3:44
+2
Byron Ireland makes two point jump shot
22-35
3:31
Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
3:29
Mekhi Collins defensive rebound
3:09
Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
3:07
Arrinten Page defensive rebound
2:51
TV timeout
2:48
+2
Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)
22-37
2:27
Arrinten Page blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
2:25
Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound
2:12
Byron Ireland misses two point jump shot
2:10
Sincere Malone offensive rebound
2:09
Sincere Malone misses two point layup
2:07
Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
2:07
Tyler Betsey turnover (traveling)
1:57
Trae English misses two point jump shot
1:55
Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
1:47
Mekhi Collins shooting foul
1:47
Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:47
Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:47
Sincere Malone defensive rebound
1:18
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
1:16
Sincere Malone offensive rebound
1:11
Aziz Bandaogo blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point jump shot
1:09
Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:00
Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Trae English steals)
0:55
Dillon Mitchell blocks Trae English's two point layup
